# OneWeb funding: rounds and investors

> OneWeb has raised $3.3B across 4 rounds since 2015. Investors include SoftBank BB Corp, SoftBank and Qualcomm. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/oneweb (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *OneWeb*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 13 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Aerospace & Space Industry 4.0

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$3.3B** raised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources

**$500M** Series A **$1.2B** Round **$1.3B** Round **$300M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $300M Aug 2021
- **Biggest round:** $1.3B Round · Mar 2019
- **Investors:** 13 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

**$500M** Series A

**$1.2B** Round

**$1.3B** Round

**$300M** Venture

- **First round:** Series A, $500M
- **Biggest round:** $1.3B
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years

## The rounds

- **Aug 2021** Venture **$300M** *1 new* [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Source recorded
- **Mar 2019** Round **$1.3B** *3 new* *1 returning* [Qualcomm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [Grupo Salinas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grupo-salinas) Government of Rwanda Reported by FinSMEs
- **Dec 2016** Round **$1.2B** *1 new* [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Lead Reported by TechCrunch
- **Jun 2015** Series A **$500M** *8 new* [Qualcomm Incorporated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-incorporated) [Virgin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virgin) [Coca-Cola Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coca-cola-founders) [Intelsat](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intelsat) [Bharti Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bharti-enterprises) [Totalplay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/totalplay) Airbus Group Hughes Network Systems From a historical funding record

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2015 **Round** 2016 **Round** 2019 **Venture** 2021 [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) L [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [Qualcomm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) [Qualcomm Incorporated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-incorporated) [Virgin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virgin) [Coca-Cola Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coca-cola-founders) [Intelsat](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intelsat) [Bharti Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bharti-enterprises) [Grupo Salinas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grupo-salinas) [Totalplay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/totalplay)

## Everyone who backed them

[SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Company **2** rounds, led 1

[SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Investment firm **1** round

[Qualcomm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) Corporate VC **1** round

[Qualcomm Incorporated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-incorporated) Investment firm **1** round

[Virgin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virgin) Private equity **1** round

[Coca-Cola Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coca-cola-founders) Corporate VC **1** round

[Intelsat](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intelsat) Corporate VC **1** round

[Bharti Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bharti-enterprises) Corporate VC **1** round

[Grupo Salinas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grupo-salinas) Corporate VC **1** round

[Totalplay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/totalplay) Corporate VC **1** round

Airbus Group no record of our own yet **1** round

Government of Rwanda no record of our own yet **1** round

Hughes Network Systems no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about OneWeb

### Who invested in OneWeb?

OneWeb's investors include SoftBank BB Corp, SoftBank, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Incorporated and Virgin Group, and 8 more on record.

### How much has OneWeb raised?

OneWeb has raised $3.3B across 4 rounds since 2015.

### When did OneWeb last raise?

OneWeb's most recent round was a Venture of $300M in Aug 2021.

### What was OneWeb's biggest round?

OneWeb's largest round on record is $1.3B (Undisclosed round), in Mar 2019.

### Who backed OneWeb first?

OneWeb's first round on record, in Jun 2015, was backed by Qualcomm Incorporated, Virgin Group and Coca-Cola Founders and 5 others.

### What stage is OneWeb at?

OneWeb's latest named round is a Venture, in Aug 2021.

### Where is OneWeb based?

OneWeb is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led OneWeb's rounds?

SoftBank BB Corp led the Undisclosed round in 2016.

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